I went to Reclaiming Witchcamp in Northern California from July 2 - 10. I just got back yesterday. Witchcamp was challenging, but awesome and wondrous. I got a lot from it, and some of the growth was not comfortable. Still, I look on that experience as excellent. I don't know if I can explain to you the deep pull the … Continue reading California Witchcamp 2000

Those of you who recall the Cauldron (Cnoc Aine's email list) may be wondering where it's gone. I've given it over to a worthy successor. There are a lot of changes happening in my life right now. The top three are my soap business, my "other" job as computer geek (the one that actually pays … Continue reading The Cauldron

Recently on an email list someone asked about "dark magic" and there was a good discussion that followed. I thought I'd share one of my posts here: >> So many pagans shy away from "dark" aspects of magic, throwing out silly terms like "black magic" and "evil." Magic is causing change through the force of … Continue reading “Dark” Magic

Today I was accepted into Ord Brighideach, an online group of people dedicated to Brighid. I'm so excited; I can't believe there's an organization out there just for Her. I was accepted into Cill Fearno/g - Alder, and will hold the 15th Shift. Basically this entails tending Brighid's Flame from sundown to sundown every 19th … Continue reading Ord Brighideach

Last night at my full moon ritual a very strange and wonderful thing happened. Somehow in the midst of my magickal work, I had a strong sense of being called to Brighid. Now I've never honestly felt called to any one goddess. I spent time working with the Morrighan - years in fact - but … Continue reading Called to Brighid

I've been asked to "speak" to an audience via IRC about a Pagan issue... I have no idea what to write about! I'm thinking balance will probably be it since there's so little of it in our world today. I'll post whatever it is here when I'm finished, probably in the Essays section. If anyone … Continue reading Speaking Engagement

Hm. Well, it's been quite a four month stretch. The group I was working with turned out to be something of a disappointment. They called themselves Druids -- adamantly, in fact, denying any sort of Wiccan connection -- but the truth was, they were more Wiccan than Druid. The straw for me was when I … Continue reading

Wow, what a month it's been! Many, many changes...where do I start? Well, my conversations with Christians have continued...not surprising considering my high priestess converted! So that was a bit of an adjustment. It wasn't easy to deal with the news, but above all she is my friend and I wish her well. Before she … Continue reading Many Changes

I'm in a weird rut right now. I haven't had any contact with the high priestess I was working with for several months now...it's a long story, involving graduate school and I don't know what else. My studies with CTOD have come to a halt, mostly because I can't seem to get any response out … Continue reading The Curious Christian

Whew! What a summer it was! The clearing ritual I did in May really helped us in a big way. In June I decided that I was going nuts staying home and that it might be time for me to find a job. Money was tightening and we were concerned about Jasmine's health coverage. I … Continue reading Summer News